Our client, a healthcare agency in NYC, is looking for Senior Strategist with deep pharmaceutical and healthcare marketing for a 2-month remote contract working EST hours. This individual will play a pivotal role in translating complex scientific, clinical, and market insights into compelling brand foundations, differentiated positioning, and impactful communications strategies. The ideal candidate brings expertise in strategic management, tactical planning, brand architecture development, narrative creation, and creative brief development. Working closely with account, creative, medical, and analytics teams, this person will lead strategic thinking from brand planning through campaign execution, helping clients navigate evolving market dynamics, launch new products, and drive meaningful business results.
- Rate: $60/hour
- Location: Remote EST
- Start: ASAP
- Duration: 2 months
Responsibilities:
- Lead strategic planning efforts for pharmaceutical and healthcare brands, ensuring alignment with client business objectives and market opportunities.
- Develop comprehensive brand strategies, including positioning, value propositions, messaging frameworks, and customer engagement approaches.
- Create and refine brand architecture frameworks that establish clear strategic foundations for products, portfolios, and franchises.
- Build compelling brand narratives that translate complex scientific and clinical information into clear, meaningful stories for healthcare professionals, patients, and stakeholders.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to develop integrated marketing strategies across multiple channels and customer touchpoints.
- Facilitate strategic workshops, brand planning sessions, and client presentations.
- Translate research, competitive intelligence, market trends, and customer insights into actionable strategic recommendations.
- Develop clear, inspiring, and actionable creative briefs that guide teams toward breakthrough creative solutions.
- Collaborate closely with creative, account, medical, and planning teams throughout the campaign development process.
- Support tactical planning efforts, helping define channel strategies, content priorities, and activation plans.
- Provide strategic leadership for product launches, indication expansions, and lifecycle marketing initiatives.
- Evaluate campaign performance and market impact, identifying opportunities to optimize brand strategy and customer engagement.
- Present strategic recommendations confidently to internal teams, senior clients, and key stakeholders.
Required Qualifications:
- 6+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or life sciences marketing strategy.
- Proven experience leading strategic management and brand planning initiatives for healthcare or pharmaceutical brands.
- Strong expertise in brand architecture development, positioning, messaging strategy, and narrative creation.
- Demonstrated ability to develop effective creative briefs that inspire high-quality creative work and drive business outcomes.
- Experience translating market research, competitive intelligence, customer insights, and data into strategic recommendations.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical market dynamics, regulatory considerations, and healthcare stakeholder ecosystems.
- Experience supporting pharmaceutical product launches and commercialization efforts preferred.
- Strong tactical planning experience across omnichannel and integrated marketing programs.
- Excellent presentation, facilitation, and client-facing communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple brands and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced agency or consulting environment.
- Strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities and a passion for solving complex business challenges.
- Collaborative, curious, and proactive approach to partnership with clients and cross-functional teams.
If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.
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